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The Wallington handbook

Living in Wallington, NJ: what to set up and who to call

The closest public drop-off to Wallington is Clifton Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Wallington has a train station, Wesmont.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wallington, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wallington.

Electricity

Power comes from PSE&G

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wallington. Its homes paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across New Jersey, for customers on its standard service). New Jersey lets you buy power from another supplier; 4% of PSE&G’s home customers do, and PSE&G still delivers it.

Start or move service: pseg.com · (800) 436-7734

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Wallington Water Dept

Wallington Water Dept supplies almost all of Wallington. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Passaic Valley Water Commission as seller) and serves 11,583 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.6 ppb. That’s lower than 62% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NJ0265001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Wallington

100% of 2,382 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless63%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless55%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Wallington

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wallington, from the town’s own site.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic bottles
  • Cardboard
  • Magazines
  • Newspapers
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookWhite goods and ferrous/non-ferrous metals picked up curbside by appointment on the first Wednesday of each month; call the Borough Clerk's office at 973-777-0318 ext. 201 by 12:00 p.m. the Monday prior (48 hours notice); mattresses and box springs must be wrapped in plastic
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagewallingtonnj.org →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check wallingtonnj.org →

From wallingtonnj.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wallington kids go to
K–2Jefferson (Annex) Elementary SchoolWallington Borough School District
3–6Frank W. Gavlak Elementary SchoolWallington Borough School District
7–12Wallington Junior Senior High SchoolWallington Borough School District

Wallington is in Wallington Borough School District.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wallington is in ZIP code 07057

ZIP codes where Wallington residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WallingtonZIP’s residents in Wallington
07057Wallington, NJ100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Wallington

Who supplies Wallington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Wallington Water Dept (EPA ID NJ0265001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wallington?

PSE&G (Public Service Electric & Gas Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wallington?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wallington?

07057. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wallington in?

Wallington Borough School District.

How do I register to vote in Wallington?

In New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Bergen County Clerk. Check your registration at voter.svrs.nj.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Wallington’s own website (wallingtonnj.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.